San Antonio enforces property blight standards through the San Antonio Property Maintenance Code (SAPMC, effective May 2025) and Chapter 6, Article IV of the Code of Ordinances. Code Enforcement Services addresses property maintenance, inoperable vehicles, graffiti, and general blight. Properties with unfit structures or unsafe equipment are handled under SAPMC Section 108. Appeals go through the Building Standards Board under Chapter 6, Article VIII.
San Antonio property maintenance codes address conditions that create blight and reduce neighborhood property values. Common violations include peeling or deteriorating exterior paint, broken or boarded windows, accumulated junk or debris, overgrown vegetation, damaged roofing, and non-functioning vehicles. Property owners receive written notice with a compliance deadline, typically 10 to 30 days. Vacant and abandoned properties may be subject to vacant property registration requirements. The municipality may abate nuisance conditions and charge the property owner.
Written notice with 10-30 day compliance period. Fines $100 to $1,000 per violation per day. Municipal abatement with costs liened against property.
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